Football at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | India |
| City | Hyderabad |
| Dates | 22–31 October 2003 |
| Teams | 7 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium GMC Balayogi Athletic Stadium |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Uzbekistan U-21 |
| Runners-up |  India |
| Third place |  Zimbabwe |
| Fourth place |  Rwanda |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top scorer(s) | Albert Mbano I. M. Vijayan (4 goals each) |
Football at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games was held in Hyderabad, India from 22 to 31 October 2003.[1] The football preliminaries commenced two days before the Opening Ceremony of the Games.
The football tournament was a men's-only event. Eight teams were set to participate, but only seven played. The Uzbekistan U-21 youth team were the gold medalists beating the host country India in the final.[2] The host country took silver, while Zimbabwe won bronze.
Original setting and withdrawals
Initially, eight teams were set to participate in the football events - Burkina Faso, Cameroon, India, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, the U-21 youth teams of Uzbekistan and Malaysia, and the U-23 youth team of Malavan F.C. which is an Iranian football club that represented their country.
Cameroon withdrew, and Ghana was chosen as the replacement. However, just before the preliminaries, Ghana pulled out of the event, leaving only seven teams participating.
Venues
The football events were held in two stadiums - the GMC Balayogi Athletic Stadium, which was the main stadium of the Games; and the Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium. The football finals were held in the latter stadium.
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Rwanda
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
 Malaysia U-21
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
 Ghana
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Withdrew | |||||||
Matches
| India | 2–0 | Malaysia U-21 |
|---|---|---|
Jatin  50'Vijayan 64' |
| Rwanda | 2–1 | Malaysia U-21 |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Iraguha 81', 87' |
Yahyah 28' |
Group B
Iran were represented by U-23 club side Malavan Bandar Anzali Football Club.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uzbekistan U-21
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Zimbabwe
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
 Burkina Faso
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 |
 Malavan U-23
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
Matches
| Zimbabwe | 4–1 | Burkina Faso |
|---|---|---|
| Prince Vusumuzi Nyoni 3', 74' Albert Mbano 26', 82' |
Barro Samba Seydou 16' |
| Malavan U-23 | 0–1 | Uzbekistan U-21 |
|---|---|---|
| Marat Bikmoev 48' |
| Zimbabwe | 1–1 | Malavan U-23 |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Badza 3' |
Seyed Jalal Hosseini-Khoshkbijari 59' (pen.) |
| Burkina Faso | 0–1 | Uzbekistan U-21 |
|---|---|---|
| Yaroslav Krushilnitskiy 66' |
| Uzbekistan U-21 | 1–1 | Zimbabwe |
|---|---|---|
| Ilkom Suyunov 50' |
Leonard Tsipa 17' |
| Burkina Faso | 2–1 | Malavan U-23 |
|---|---|---|
| Abdul Moctar Diallo Germain Bationo |
Germain Bationo o.g.' |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| India | 5 | |||||
| Zimbabwe | 3 | |||||
| India | 0 | |||||
| Uzbekistan U-21 | 1 | |||||
| Uzbekistan U-21 | 2 | |||||
| Rwanda | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Uzbekistan U-21 | 2–1 | Rwanda |
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Report |
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Third place match
| Zimbabwe | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Rwanda |
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Report |
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| Penalties | ||
| 5–3 | ||
Final
| India | 0–1 | Uzbekistan U-21 |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Islom Inomov 90' |
Overall ranking
| Results | Teams | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uzbekistan U-21
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India
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Zimbabwe
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Rwanda
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Malavan U-23
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Burkina Faso
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Malaysia U-21
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Ghana
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| Quarter-finals | Withdrew | ||||||||
| Victories | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Losses | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Draws | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Points | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Semi-finals | |||||||||
| Semifinalists |  |
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– | — | — | ||
| Points | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
| Final | |||||||||
| Finalists |  |
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— | — | — | — | — | ||
| Final Statistics | |||||||||
| Ranking | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||
| Medal |  Gold |
 Silver |
 Bronze |
— | — | — | — | ||
| Total points | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
References
- ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava; Stokkermans, Karel (2001). "Afro-Asian Games 2003". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "How have the Indian national team performed against African opponents?". Retrieved 22 December 2023.
External links
Events at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games (Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India) | |
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